outside the door
idiom
: outside a room or building, etc., near the door
standing (just/right) outside the door
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Pack also said there could be evidence on the welcome mat outside the door, which the person appears to have stepped on.
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Jordan Freiman, CBS News, 10 Feb. 2026
According to state records, Dwala Marie Lehman was the administrator at Courtyard Estates at Hawthorne Crossing in Bondurant in January 2022 when 77-year-old Lynne Stewart froze to death after leaving her room, exiting the facility, and then falling to the ground just outside the door.
—Clark Kauffman, Iowa Capital Dispatch, 5 Feb. 2026
North Point Park and the Charles River paths are just outside the door, while the Museum of Science, Lechmere Station, and Cambridge Crossing are all within easy reach.
—Miriam Schwartz, Boston Herald, 22 Jan. 2026
Pancake Pantry, Nashville, Tennessee Founded in 1961, Pancake Pantry has been serving breakfast in Nashville for more than six decades and is often marked by lines that stretch outside the door.
—Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 18 Jan. 2026
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Jordan Freiman, CBS News, 10 Feb. 2026
According to state records, Dwala Marie Lehman was the administrator at Courtyard Estates at Hawthorne Crossing in Bondurant in January 2022 when 77-year-old Lynne Stewart froze to death after leaving her room, exiting the facility, and then falling to the ground just outside the door.
—Clark Kauffman, Iowa Capital Dispatch, 5 Feb. 2026
North Point Park and the Charles River paths are just outside the door, while the Museum of Science, Lechmere Station, and Cambridge Crossing are all within easy reach.
—Miriam Schwartz, Boston Herald, 22 Jan. 2026
Pancake Pantry, Nashville, Tennessee Founded in 1961, Pancake Pantry has been serving breakfast in Nashville for more than six decades and is often marked by lines that stretch outside the door.
—Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 18 Jan. 2026
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“Outside the door.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outside%20the%20door. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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